In various discussions about “what do we do with Venezuela?” we should not ignore that the people asking the question are representatives of a military superpower who took it upon itself to intervene in Venezuelan politics.
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A psychic’s con
Defense Expert Dunc commented in an earlier post of mine, with a link to an article that we both find worthy of discussion. I think it’s worth treating as a separate posting, not Dunc’s words (if I have specific comments on Dunc’s thoughts I’ll make them elsewhere or on the OP)
Tactical Cosplay
I’m going to shovel out some opinions, here, and I will not be bothering (entirely) to support them with references and argumentation. Let me put that out front, since I am going to make some very negative assumptions about some people, and may even vent my spleen. Or, air it out, anyway.
Presidential Pardons
You may have noticed (I hope, actually!) that my last posting sounds like it was written with the assistance of a bottle of cheap red wine and some screwdrivers. If it did, then that means it was “evocative” and “realistic” maybe. I won’t make a habit of it because I am wicked unimpressed with my drunk-blogging. Maybe I should be the new SECWAR?
Who Do You Learn From
I’m not in favor of assassinations; I’m especially not fond of sloppy wet work.
I Smell a Rat? A Dialogue of Engines – 2
One of the things that sometimes frustrates me about AI is that they are constantly being tweaked and adjusted, so they don’t necessarily give the same answer every time. Of course, I’m getting a different run through however many billion nodes get involved in my question, but also, there are (as PZ seems to think is important) random numbers involved, and the generation/version of the various checkpoints that the AI is running.
It’s like asking me what I think about some point regarding Nietzsche before or after I’ve been reading Hume. My opinions on both of them change, mysteriously and below my awareness. But the answer I would give is different.
Jellicoe’s Beard Via Minatogawa, a Dialogue of Engines – 1
This will (I hope!) take a while, and I’m not going to bother being scrupolous about the sources of my ideas. I will also be scrupulous, in the philosophical sense, of the origins of my ideas but out of pride in my education, and since – like everything else I leave on the Internet – it becomes part of my legacy.
Rocks – UhOh and Apology
In an earlier posting about my osoraku dagger, I made a comment to the effect that rocks are pretty yawn-riffic. “Ha ha ha,” laughed the fates and fired up their favorite app: “Comeuppance”
Some Disjointed Thoughts on the Current Crisis
Where are fossil fuels most useful? Here’s a hint: it’s one of the dumbest reasons you could possibly think of.
For the Flat Earthers Out There:
Imagine how odd it would look if all the heavenly bodies we see are more or less round-ish, and only Earth was flat?
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